SACRAMENTO, California – (April 14, 2025) – Senator Laura Richardson (D-South Bay) presented her RV Encampment bill, SB 748, to members of the Senate’s Human Services Committee who passed it on a 5-0 vote.

Senator Caroline Menjivar proudly announces the 3rd Annual San Fernando Valley Pride March & Festival, Rooted in Resistance, on June 28, 2025. The event is hosted in partnership with Mayor Karen Bass, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, and Somos Familia Valle.

BAKERSFIELD, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) held a press conference alongside Bakersfield Mayor Karen K. Goh, Kern County Supervisor Jeff Flores, River Partners Planning Director Bill Eisenstein, and numerous community partners to announce legislation supporting floodplain restoration, enhanced flood safety, and improved groundwater recharge in the Kern, Kings and Tulare counties.

La Senadora Caroline Menjivar orgullosamente anuncia la 3a Marcha y Festival Anual del Orgullo del Valle de San Fernando, Rooted in Resistance, (Arraigados en la Resistencia) el 28 de junio de 2025. El evento se organiza en asociación con la Alcaldesa Karen Bass, la Supervisora Lindsey Horvath y Somos Familia Valle.

SACRAMENTO – On an 11- to-1 vote, the California Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday passed SB 545, Senate Transportation chair Dave Cortese’s bill to advance major economic opportunities connected to the High Speed Rail Project.

SACRAMENTO – The California Senate Education Committee today passed SB 685, Senator Dave Cortese’s (D-Silicon Valley) bill to provide critical financial support to students who experienced homelessness in high school and need assistance to get a college education.

Sb 632 would provide nurses and hospital employees better access to treatment for work-related injuries.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senate Bill 680 (SB 680), authored by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park), passed the Senate Public Safety Committee today on a vote of 4-1. The bill closes a glaring loophole in California’s sex offender registry law – one that currently allows adults who engage in unlawful vaginal intercourse with minor girls to avoid mandatory registration in many cases.

SACRAMENTO – The California Senate Transportation Committee today passed Senate Transportation Chair Dave Cortese’s  Senate Bill 30 which would prohibit the resale or transfer of the State’s decommissioned diesel trains. SB

SACRAMENTO, CA – In an effort to reduce housing costs, encourage sustainable growth, and support California’s climate goals, Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) has introduced SB 358, legislation that will incentivize transit-oriented development by reducing vehicular traffic impact fees for housing near public transit.